2 to 10 paisa hike per km in Rail Passenger Fares
Delhi : After 10 years, Indian Railway has increased Rail Passengers Fares by 2 to 10 paisa per kilometer. This was announced by Pawan K Bansal, Minister of Railways.
Fares will be effective from the midnight of 21st January 2013 (22/1/2013 00:00).
Indian Railways pointed out that Losses in passenger segment which were Rs.6159 Cr in 2004-05 had risen to Rs.19964 Cr in 2010-11 (18% per annum) and is expected to increase to Rs.25000 Cr in 2012-13 and in other side, input cost of Railways has increased by more than 10% in last 10 years.
Also, he suggested to have chargeable fares in multiples of Rs. 5.
The Railway Minister emphasized that it was in view of these factors, that increasing passenger fares had became unavoidable. It was also necessary to do so in the overall interests of this critical infrastructure as well as its users on a sustainable basis.
The fare increase, class-wise, is as per the following table:
| S No. | Class of Travel | Proposed per km increase in fares |
i. | Second Class Ordinary(Suburban) | 2 Paise |
ii. | Second Class Ordinary(Non-Suburban) | 3 Paise |
iii. | Second Class(Mail / Express) | 4 Paise |
iv. | Sleeper Class | 6 Paise |
v. | AC Chair Car | 10 Paise |
vi. | AC 3-Tier | 10 Paise |
vii | First Class | 03 Paise* |
viii. | AC2-Tier | 06 Paise* |
ix. | AC First Class | 10 Paise* |
* In addition to increase of 10 paise per km in case of First Class, 15 paise per km in case of AC 2Tier and 30 paise per km in case of AC First / Executive Class already implemented w.e.f. 01-04-12.
